2. the good, the bad, and the unknown have an impressive collection of iron & wine b-sides, rare tracks, and other songs in "his specific alphabetical nights." seventeen tracks that range from "peng! 33" from beam's itunes exclusive ep to a cover of the flaming lips' "waiting for a superman" that i didn't even know existed. totally worth checking out.

3. warped reality has five live sonic youth tracks from 1981, four years before i was born. the quality leaves something to be desired, but the sound hints at a sonic youth you would never think could create daydream nation, never mind rather ripped. complete with keyboards, yelping, and, as warped reality says, an "off-the-cuff gleefulness" that would be hard to imagine SY indulging in today.

4. regarding last night's mercury awards, even though klaxons unexpectedly took home the prize, the press still can't stop talking about amy winehouse, much to klaxons' disgust. she performed a touching acoustic version of "love is a losing game." see the video below.

our fabled history

mr. mammoth is an extinct mammal from the pliocene epoch known primarily for his large tusks and love of independent music. mr. mammoth originally crossed the bering strait land bridge around 12,000 years ago and has been hiding in north america ever since. in 2007 he started his own blog, which you're reading right now.

legal jazz

mr. mammoth fully advocates for the purchasing of any and all CDs whose mp3s are featured on this blog, even if they're released by a major label. that being said, mr. mammoth will never provide links to purchasing albums unless they are directly to the artist or independent label (find your amazon/itunes links elsewhere). mr. mammoth is fully responsible for the content on mr. mammoth, and will stomp your life into a pancake if there's a problem. all concert footage is sourced.